Midkiff, Muncie & Ross, P.C.


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Midkiff, Muncie & Ross, P.C.


9030 Stony Point Parkway Suite 160 Richmond, Virginia 23235View Map

Practice Areas:

General Liability, Property and Business Litigation, Workers Compensation, and Employment Law. Defense of Professionals including Accountants, Lawyers, Medical Providers, and Insurance Agents. Lobbying, Energy and Public Utilities Litigation.

Firm Profile:

Midkiff, Muncie & Ross, P.C. has a strong commitment to its insurance and self-insured clients, providing representation with a special concentration on business, labor, energy and property litigation. The practice includes lobbying, the defense of personal injury and workers' compensation claims, the defense of accountants, the medical profession, lawyers and other professionals, as well as health care providers and insurance agents. In addition, the practice includes the defense of arson and other fraudulent claims, analysis of liability, commercial and residential insurance questions, construction, environmental, fidelity claims, product liability insurance defense, major casualty litigation, subrogation, transportation and regulatory matters.

Firm Size: 17

Representative Clients:

ACE USA, Inc.; Alfa Alliance Ins. Corp.; Allstate Insurance Company; Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies; Brethren Mutual; CMI Octagon, Inc.; CNA Health Pro; Companion Property and Casualty; Crawford & Company; Dollar General Corporation; Dominion Virginia Power; Erie Insurance Group; Federated Insurance Company; Gallagher Bassett Services; General Mills, Incorporated; Great American Insurance Companies; Hanover Insurance; Harleysville Insurance Company; The Hartford; Lititz Mutual Insurance Company; Lloyd's of London; Managed Care USA; McDonalds's Corporation; National Grange Mutual Insurance Company; Nationwide Insurance Company; Penn National Insurance Company; PMA Group; Risk Enterprise Management; Rockingham Group; RSK Co.; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Sedgwick Claims Management Services; Sentry Insurance; State Farm Insurance Company; Key Risk Management Services; Utica Insurance Companies; Virginia Farm Bureau; Virginia Manufacturers Association; Western Heritage Insurance Company; Westerville, Ohio; Westport Insurance Corporation; Zurich North America.

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Charles F. Midkiff (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; District of Columbia. Education: Old Dominion College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1968); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1970). Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Law Review, 1969-1970. Co-Author: "Surviving Litigation: How to Avoid or Defend a Malpractice Suit," American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1989. Chairman, 1980-1981, Young Lawyers Section, Virginia Bar Association. Chairman, Administrative Law Section, Virginia State Bar, 1977-1981. Member, Governor's Commission to Study Workers Compensation Issues, 1992-1993. General Counsel for Virginia Manufacturers Association, 1995—. Member: Richmond and American (Vice-Chairman, Natural Gas Marketing and Transportation Committee, Natural Resources Section, 1986-1991) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law; Lobbying; Energy Law; Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice.

James G. Muncie, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1984); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member, National Mock Trial Team and Regional Mock Trial Winner. Member: Richmond and Chesterfield County Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: General Liability Litigation; Employment Litigation; Workers' Compensation Law.

Robert T. Ross (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 1983, District of Columbia; 1989, Virginia. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1979); Mercer University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. Charles A. Moye, Jr., former Chief Judge, U.S.D.C., N.D. Ga. (1982-1984). Author and Instructor: Property, Coverage, Subrogation and Liability Insurance. Asst. U.S. Atty., N.D. Ga. (1984-1986). Member: VADA (Policy Coverage Section, Chair, 1999-2002); Marshall IOC (President, 1999-2000; Director, 2002-2005). Henry Lumpkin (Founding member). John Marshal IOC (President, 1999-2000). Lewis F. Powell IOC (Founding member). Practice Areas: Property Insurance; Coverage Questions; Subrogation Claims; Construction and Environmental Cases; Federal Litigation.

Arthur T. Aylward (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana; 1990, Virginia. Education: U.S. Military Academy (B.S., 1977); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. [U.S. Army JAGC Corps, 1985-1990; Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, 1990—]. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

James C. Shannon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Richmond Bar Association (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1985-1986; Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991, 1992-1993; Secretary, Treasurer, 1993-1994; Vice President, 1994-1995; President Elect, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997); Virginia State Bar; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Liability Defense; Arbitration; Mediation.

Frederick T. Schubert, II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law; Professional Liability; Subrogation.

Kevin W. Cloe (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., 2000). Client Counseling Competition, 1998. Internship, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Division, 1998. Member: Virginia State Bar.

Richard S. Sperbeck (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Messiah College (B.A., 1987); Regent University (J.D., 1995). Recipient: Academic Merit Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Award For Legal Research and Writing. Member: Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

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Lorraine B. D'Angelo (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia. Education: East Tennessee State University (B.S., cum laude, 1993); University of Memphis (J.D., 1999). Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

Angela F. Gibbs (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1997); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Managing Editor, Journal of International Legal Studies, 1998-2000. Author: "Russia's Bid for Bankruptcy," Journal of International Legal Studies, Vol. 4, Issue 1. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Workers Compensation; General Liability.

Bryan Kirchner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2001); George Mason School of Law (J.D.,2005). Legal Writing Fellow, American Insurance Association, Research Analyst/Editor, 2005- 2006. Member: Fairfax Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. (Resident, Vienna Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Law; Liability Defense.

Katharina Kreye (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 2001); University of Richmond (J.D., 2004). Member: Richmond and Chesterfield Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar.

Kathryn Spruill Lingle (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, Virginia. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., English, 1988); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., 1991). Delta Theta Phi. Member: National Appellate Moot Court Team, Dickinson School of Law; Appellate Moot Court Board, Dickinson School of Law. Recipient: Edgar I. King Appellate Advocacy Award, Dickinson School of Law. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

Diane U. Montgomery (Associate) admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia. Education: Randolph-Macon Women's College (B.A., 1987); Washington and Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Washington & Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Staff Attorney/Administrative Law Judge, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, 1993-1994. Member: Richmond Bar Association, Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance; Environmental; Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation.

Sean M. O'Connor (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2005, Virginia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1991); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1998). Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Law.

Robert S. Reverski, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Virginia; 1999, Maryland and District of Columbia; 2005, West Virginia. Education: University of Baltimore (B.S., cum laude, 1992); Regent University (M.A., Public Policy, 1997; J.D., 1997). Member: Virginia State Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; The District of Columbia Bar; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: First Party Insurance; Fraud; Civil Rights; Subrogation; Premises Liability; Trucking and Transportation; Products Liability; Construction and Real Estate; Title Insurance; Police and Private Security Defense; Commercial General Liability.

C. Jay Robbins, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 1983, Virginia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1983). Assistant Attorney General, 1999-2002. (Representative client agencies: ODU, VDOT and Design-Build Review Board). Member: Virginia (Member, Construction Law Section) Bar Association; State Bar of Virginia. Practice Areas: First Party Coverage Litigation; Construction; Procurement; Public Procurement.

Rachel L. Roirdan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia. Education: Marietta College (B.A., with honors, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Dayton (J.D., with honors, cum laude, 2005). Psi Chi; Phi Alpha Theta. Staff Writer, 2003-2004 and Associate Editor, 2004-2005, University of Dayton Law Review. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Law; Liability Defense.

Kevin T. Streit (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1999); University of Toronto (M.A., 1990); University of Washington (Doctoral Candidate in Medieval History, 1993). Co-Author, with Robert Tayloe Ross: "Caveat Vendor: Automobile Dealerships and the Defense of Federal Consumer Protection Litigation under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act," 14 J. Civ. Litig. 123 (2002). Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Law; Insurance Subrogation; Commercial Litigation.

OF COUNSEL

Joshua M. Wulf (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1993); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Moot Court Bar. Law Clerk to the Honorable Verbena Askew, 1996-1997. Member: Fairfax Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. (Resident, Vienna Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Law.

Steven H. Theisen (Of Counsel) born St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Pennsylvania; 1985, Virginia. Education: St. John's University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, Order of the Coif. Member, 1982-1984 and Member, Board of Editors, 1983-1984, William and Mary Law Review. Author: "Evidence Seized in Foreign Searches: When Does the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule Apply?" 25 William and Mary Law Review 161, Fall, 1983. Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.

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